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Local councillor backs progress at former Fosters tower block

Local councillor backs progress at former Fosters tower block

Progress on final phase of the Fosters redevelopment in High Green has been welcomed by local Liberal Democrats. The final phase of the redevelopment of the site of the former Fosters tower block was agreed in January and work looks set to start at the end of this month. The third phase will see four [...]

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Labour back above inflation heating bill hike for local tenants

Labour councillors on Sheffield City Council have been criticised for backing an above inflation rise in heating charges for council tenants. At today’s Full Council meeting, Labour councillors voted to increase community heating charges by 5%. The change will affect roughly 6,000 households on community or district heating. The rise will mean tenants in a [...]

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Labour councillors slammed as key funds remain unspent

Labour councillors slammed as key funds remain unspent

Labour leaders of Sheffield City Council have been slammed for failing to spend key funds more 18 months after they were first made available. Of the £5.3 million given to the Council by the Coalition Government through its New Homes Bonus just £420,000 – less than 10% – has been spent to date. The revelation [...]

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Council vote for whitewash over claim housing chief misled tenants

Council vote for whitewash over claim housing chief misled tenants

Labour councillors have enraged council tenants across Sheffield today by blocking an independent inquiry into accusations of serious wrongdoing. Last month, accusations were made that the Labour-controlled Sheffield City Council had misled tenants during a crucial ballot on the future of council housing in the city. The ballot, which was held in February of this [...]

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Clegg campaigns to get Sheffield building

Clegg campaigns to get Sheffield building

Today Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam, has launched a campaign aimed at providing hundreds of new homes and jobs in his home city. Nick has written to Housing Associations in Sheffield and urged them to take advantage of a new £10 billion Coalition Government offer to build new homes. Under plans announced last [...]

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